What is recorded here
Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Ballymore West is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Ballymore West, County Roscommon, Ireland. The circular grass-covered area measures 26m E-W and 24m N-S on a W-facing slope, bounded by a scarp rising 0.15m at the east to 0.6m at the north. No entrance remains visible, and the outer fosse recorded by Gannon in 1972 has disappeared from the landscape.
On a rise on a W-facing slope. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 26m E-W; 24m N-S) defined by a scarp (H 0.15m at E to 0.6m at N). An outer fosse (Gannon 1972) can no longer be seen, and there is no visible entrance.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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